A KLINGON TV SERIES
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If the writing is top notch, it could work in principle.
But I don't think the term "Klingon" would attract people to watch, rather the opposite I'm afraid.
Something like DS9, but Klingons instead of Bajorans might be the best approach. In my opinion, the Klingons would have to be reinvented though. Not the costumes, but if I'd see some TNG/DS9/VOY/ENT Klingons drinking and talking about honor and stuff, laughing and fighting all the time, I'm not gonna like that.
But I don't think the term "Klingon" would attract people to watch, rather the opposite I'm afraid.
Something like DS9, but Klingons instead of Bajorans might be the best approach. In my opinion, the Klingons would have to be reinvented though. Not the costumes, but if I'd see some TNG/DS9/VOY/ENT Klingons drinking and talking about honor and stuff, laughing and fighting all the time, I'm not gonna like that.
It would appeal to a small niche of fans. A new Trek series needs broad appeal to survive. I think the Abrams movie proved that.
It would be fun, but you just try selling that concept to the industry.
I know it would be a tough sell..but stranger things have happened in television. They are great writers out there that can pull it off...but will the viewers come ? If not a tv series, why not an anthology of direct to video movies. I wonder why the powers that be hasn't given us Star Trek movies direct to video. That would be a good way to continue stories from the previous televison series.
TPTB are CBS, and they have no interest in doing Star Trek at all. Their bread and butter is broadcast, so they invest their energies there, in broadcasting the types of shows they know work: cop shows, cop shows and more cop shows. Why invest resources in a less lucrative genre (sci fi) on a less lucrative format (direct to DVD) when you can do more lucrative things in both areas (cop show on broadcast)?
Plus if they have any future plans at all for Star Trek, they would be idiots to devalue the brand by associating it with a format that is used for cheap crap. And after Paramount spent $100 million on bringing the brand up to snuff again, too. That would just be poor form.
Sure, it would be nice to see them branching out a little, but the rare times they've tried it (Jericho), they haven't been rewarded with ratings. I think they've just given up on genre TV altogether. All the other networks have at least one new sf/f show for the fall season, but CBS has none. (I don't think CW has a new sf/f either, but they've already got current genre shows.)
It's Showtime!
The problem with a show like that is that after you present the premise you have nothing left. You could have a miniseries, MAYBE a 13 episode limited run. But after that it's just Trek with less relateable characters. And of course, as others have said, the concept would only appeal to a limited subset of Trek fans. And when Trek fans are not even enough to sustain a show, you can't create a show with an even smaller audience.
Average television viewer tunes into TNG: "Oh, this is that Star Trekker thing with the forehead people... oh, wait. That's Sir Patrick Stewart. And... he's acting well! And he's saying big, important things! This isn't so bad!"
Average television viewer tunes into KLINGON TV SERIES: "Oh, this is that Star Trekker thing with the forehead people... there they go, growling or whatever. Hey, look: more forehead people. My coworker is into this shit. What a nerd."
Average television viewer tunes into KLINGON TV SERIES: "Oh, this is that Star Trekker thing with the forehead people... there they go, growling or whatever. Hey, look: more forehead people. My coworker is into this shit. What a nerd."
Pass.
As pointed out, it would only appeal to a small group of ST fans. Better to make it some kind of novel series, similar to John Ford's take on the Klingons, IMO.
The Klingons are probably the most developed of all non-human Trek species. What more is there to know of them? They evolved from crustacean predators but now look mammalian. They are a warrior culture, their most liked food are annelids, Kahless to them is the equivalent of Jesus, they believe in honour and don't always follow it to the letter, etc.
As said, it could work, but I think the Klingons in general are overkill now. I think a future Trek series should either have an Andorian, Romulan or Tellarite as a main character. All three of these species were woefully underdeveloped.
As said, it could work, but I think the Klingons in general are overkill now. I think a future Trek series should either have an Andorian, Romulan or Tellarite as a main character. All three of these species were woefully underdeveloped.
that's pretty much it, right there. only appealing to Trek fans, and then not all of them, so you don't have enough to keep it going...
I think we have learnt everything theere is about the klingons,maybe doa series featuring one of the other species say like the andorians or the romulans
would never work. Not enought Trek fans would even be interested in this much LESS the general populous. The show wouldn't make it out of the 1st season.
And it's for the same reason a show with a main character other then a human captain of some kind wouldn't work either.
People wouldn't and couldn't relate to such a lead. The show wouldn't do good either.
And it's for the same reason a show with a main character other then a human captain of some kind wouldn't work either.
People wouldn't and couldn't relate to such a lead. The show wouldn't do good either.
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